What ever happened to Cartoonists Day?
Daryl Cagle recites the history of Cartoonists Day over on his blog. An excerpt: Cartoonists usually work in isolation and…
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Blondie book to review Bumstead Family History
A new Blondie book is due out this August called, Blondie: The Complete Bumstead Family History and will focus on…
Definitive Milton Caniff biography to be released next month
From the AAEC web site comes news that R.C. Harvey’s biography of Milton Caniff, creator of Terry and the Pirates…
Milton Caniff is the rage – go check out his originals online
Milton Caniff seems to be the big rage this year – and deservedly so. It was his collection that jump-started…
New Winsor McCay books due out this summer
Two Winsor McCay books are due out this summer. The first is “The Complete Little Nemo in Slumberland, Volume One”…
Marshall Rogers passes at age 57
The LA Times is reporting that Marshall Rogers, best know of his work on the Batman comic book, passed away…
Little Orphan Annie classic collection planned
For those who love the classic comics, IDW’s announcement that they are going to print a hard-bound collection of Harold…
Humorous Maximus launches Latigo classic comic strip
Dan Thompson, co-creator of the Humorous Maximums web site has announced the launch of the classic comic strip, “Latigo”. Latigo…
Visiting the OSU Cartoon Research Library
While visiting the Buckeye state, I was able to visit the Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library in Columbus Ohio….
Helen Newton created largest private collection of editorial cartoons
Here is an interesting story out of the News-Sentinel (Fort Worth, TX) about a woman named Helen Newton who amassed…
Fantagraphics to publich Complete Pogo series
Fantagraphics has announced that they will be publishing a Complete Pogo series that will be designed by cartoonist Jeff Smith,…
More Milton Caniff comics posted at Humorousmaximus
Milton Caniff fans have another reason to spend their time over at Humorous Maximus. Not only did Dan Thompson negotiate…
New Krazy Kat collection coming in March
Fantagraphic books is coming out with another collection of George Herriman’s Krazy Kat. I’m not sure where I read this,…
Saving vintage comics
There’s an interesting article over at the San Francisco Examiner about individuals who are set to collect vintage comic strips…
Chicago Sun celebrates 60 years of Steve Canyon
The Chicago Sun passed a milestone this last weekend as it celebrates 60 years running Milton Caniff’s Steve Canyon. There…